Ray Liotta’s daughter shares touching tribute to her dad

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10 Jun 2022, 08:28

Karsen and Ray Liotta

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The daughter of Ray Liotta has spoken for the first time since the actor’s death last month, describing him as “the best Dad anyone could ask for.” 

Karsen Liotta shared a post on Instagram today (10th June), after her dad died in his sleep last month at the age of 67 in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting the film Dangerous Waters. 

Alongside a picture of herself as a young child with her Goodfellas actor father, she wrote: “Those who knew him, loved him. You are the best Dad anyone could ask for. I love you. Thank you for everything.”

Karsen’s mother is Michelle Grace, who is the ex-wife of Ray Liotta.  

The actor’s death on 26th May sparked countless tributes from his peers. For instance, Jamie Lee Curtis wrote: “Ray Liotta has died. His work as an actor showed his complexity as a human being. A gentle man. So sad to hear.”

Kevin Costner, who starred with Liotta in Field of Dreams, posted: “Devastated to hear the news of Ray Liotta’s passing. While he leaves an incredible legacy, he’ll always be “Shoeless Joe Jackson” in my heart. What happened that moment in the film was real. God gave us that stunt. Now God has Ray.”

Ray Liotta’s fiancée Jacy Nittolo also took to Instagram to write a heartfelt post, saying: “My life these past couple of years have been nothing but truly magical. Ray and I share a deep love that I will cherish in my heart forever. We laughed daily and we were inseparable. The chemistry was wild in the best way.

“He was everything in the world to me and we couldn’t get enough of each other. The kind of real love that one dreams of.

“He was the most beautiful person inside and out that I’ve ever known…and even that is an understatement.”

Yesterday, the late actor appeared in the first trailer for Apple TV+ series Blackbird. Liotta plays as a veteran policeman whose imprisoned son, played by Taron Egerton, is promised freedom if he draws out a confession from a suspected serial killer. 

You can see the trailer and read more about it here.

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